The human brain is like a fish in an aquarium, floating inside the liquid-filled braincase – but filling it out almost completely. The relationship between the…
Thanks to their unique electrical properties, topological insulators promise many innovations in the electronics and computer industries, as well as in the…
Many people think of the padding on their stomach or hips when they hear the term “body fat”. “But no human being could survive without lipids, as these…
Hydrothermal vents in the deep sea are fascinating and rich habitats. Mussels, for example, thrive in this seemingly hostile environment, nourished by…
The last 2.6 million years are characterized by glacial cycles, a regular alternation of cold and warm periods. It is widely accepted that changes in the…
Controlling the interactions between light and matter has been a long-standing ambition for scientists seeking to develop and advance numerous technologies…
Microarrays are state-of-the-art tools in molecular biology that enable the rapid and parallel diagnosis of various diseases. Therefore, they are indispensable…
An interdisciplinary team of four researchers from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, the University of Valencia,…
The project is set up in an international cooperation with Professor Anders Biel from Karlstad University in Sweden and the Swedish company Lamera from…
Dr. Jörn Petersen and his team of scientists at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures have jointly with Dr. John…
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to identify the presence of a specific type of antibody, called anti-citrullinated protein…
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new layered superconducting material with a conducting layer made of bismuth, silver, tin, sulfur…
Some of the body’s proteins are not just made up of amino acids, they are also ‘decorated’ with lipid chains, which significantly influence the biological…
The starting point is the relatively easy customizable 3D printing technology. Disadvantages of three-dimensional printing so far, however, were the disturbing…
You can find them everywhere – at the shower curtain, in pipes or at the tap. Biofilms can form on almost any surface, as long as the supply of moisture is…
The lithium-ion battery is ubiquitous. Because of its versatility, this battery can be tailored to powering cell phones, laptops, power tools or electric…
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